电视英语口语教材 第二十六课

 　　[00:00.00]Lesson 26

　　[00:00.93]第二十六课

　　[00:01.85]THE GOLDEN TOUCH

　　[00:03.17]点金术

　　[00:04.49]Long,long ago there lived in Greece a king whose name was Midas.

　　[00:07.93]很久很久以前，希腊有个国王，名叫迈达斯。

　　[00:11.36]He was a greedy man and loved gold better than anything else in the world.

　　[00:14.80]他是个贪婪的人，喜欢金子胜过世界上任何东西。

　　[00:18.23]One day he asked the gods to give him still more gold.

　　[00:20.58]一天，他要求众神给他更多的金子。

　　[00:22.94]The gods decided¹ to punish him and said:"Very well;in the morning everything that you touch will become gold."

　　[00:26.81]众神决定惩罚他，就说，“好的，明天一早，你摸到的任何东西都会变成金子。”

　　[00:30.69]Midas was overjoyed when he heard this."I shall be the richest man in the world,"he said to himself.

　　[00:33.93]迈达斯听到这话，高兴极了。“我要成为世界上最富有的人，”他自言自语地说。

　　[00:37.17]He got up early next morning.When he touched his bed,it turned to gold.

　　[00:40.16]第二天一大早他就起床了。他一摸床，床就变成了金子；

　　[00:43.15]He began to dress,and his clothes became gold.Midas was delighted.

　　[00:45.70]他一穿衣服，衣服也变成了金子。迈达斯心里乐开了花。

　　[00:48.25]Midas loved flowers and kept a beautiful garden.He went into the garden to look at his flowers.

　　[00:52.17]迈达斯喜欢花，他有一座美丽的花园，他走进花园去赏花。

　　[00:56.08]The day was fine,the sun was bright and the roses were lovely.The king picked one of them,but it turned to gold in his hand.

　　[01:01.92]这天天气晴朗，阳光明媚，玫瑰花香醉人。他摘了一朵，但花儿在他手里变成了金子。

　　[01:07.76]He picked another,and the same thing happened.He was sorry that the flowers changed as soon as he touched them,for he loved their rich colours.

　　[01:13.59]他又摘下一朵，也变成了金子。他一碰花，花就变成金子，这使他很难过，因为他喜爱花朵鲜艳的色彩。

　　[01:19.41]The king went to have his breakfast.He took a cup of milk,but it immediately turned to gold.

　　[01:22.94]国王去吃早餐，他端起一杯牛奶，牛奶立刻凝结成一块金子。

　　[01:26.47]Then he took a piece of bread,and that also changed into gold.Midas now began to feel unhappy.

　　[01:31.02]接着，他拿起一块面包，面包也变成了金子。迈达斯开始感到不高兴了。

　　[01:35.58]It was good to be the richest man in the world,but he was hungry,and he could not eat or drink gold.

　　[01:39.46]做世界上最富有的人固然好，但是他饿呀，他不能吃金子喝金子呀！

　　[01:43.34]Midas went out into the garden again.His little daughter was there.

　　[01:46.33]迈达斯走出宫殿，又来到了花园。

　　[01:49.32]When she saw her father,she ran up to him.King Midas was very fond of his daughter and he kissed her tenderly.

　　[01:54.13]他的小女儿正在那儿。女儿一见到他，就跑到他眼前。迈达斯国王非常喜爱他的女儿，便亲切地吻她，

　　[01:58.94]Then and there she turned into a golden statue.

　　[02:01.18]一刹那间，他女儿变成了一座金塑像。

　　[02:03.43]Midas was now very unhappy.He went into his palace.His eyes filled with tears,and he begged the gods to take away the Golden Touch.

　　[02:08.88]迈达斯这时非常伤心。他走进宫去，两眼噙满了泪水。他乞求众神除去他的点金术。

　　[02:14.32]"I was very foolish to love gold so much,"he said."Take all my gold and give me back my daughter."

　　[02:17.95]“我真是太傻了，这么贪爱金子，”他说。“把金子都拿去吧，把女儿还给我。”

　　[02:21.58]"Go," said the gods,"and wash your hands in the river near your garden,and the water will take away the Golden Touch."

　　[02:26.19]“到你花园旁边的那条河去，”众神说，“洗一洗手，河水就会把点金术除掉。”

　　[02:30.80]Midas went to the river and washed his hands.Then he ran quickly to the golden statue of his little girl.

　　[02:34.93]迈达斯走到河边洗了双手。然后，赶快朝变成金塑像的小女儿跑去。

　　[02:39.06]He kissed her again and she changed back into his pretty little daughter.

　　[02:41.66]他又亲吻了她一下，他美丽的小女儿就变回来了。

　　[02:44.26]Midas never forgot this lesson.He knew now that gold did not bring happiness.

　　[02:47.54]迈达斯一直没有忘记这次教训。现在他懂得了，金子并不能带来幸福。

　　[02:50.81]GOING THROUGH CUSTOMS

　　[02:53.95]Customs officer:May I see your passport,disembarkation card and customs forms?

　　[02:59.64]Wang:Yes,here they are.

　　[03:01.89]Officer:Anything dutiable?

　　[03:03.93]Wang:Well,I’ve brought with me two bottles of Chinese liquor and a carton of cigarettes.

　　[03:09.62]Officer:That’s Ok.Please open the suitcase.What’s in this container?

　　[03:15.00]Wang:Oh,some Chinese medicine for my stomach trouble.

　　[03:19.11]Officer:All right.You may close it now.

　　[03:21.53]Wang:Am I through?

　　[03:23.18]Officer:Yes,you may go.Good luck!

　　[03:27.39]THE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL OF MILK

　　[03:29.24]挤奶女工和一桶牛奶

　　[03:31.10]A farmer’s daughter was once carrying her pail of milk from the field to the farmhouse² when she began to think and plan.

　　[03:35.99]一次，农夫的女儿顶着一桶牛奶从地里往农场住宅走，一路上她开始盘算起来。

　　[03:40.89]"I will sell this milk,"she said to herself,"and with the money I can surely buy there hundred eggs.

　　[03:45.41]"我要把这桶牛奶卖了，"他对自己说，"卖得的钱一定够我买三百个鸡蛋。

　　[03:49.93]I will put these eggs under hens,and surely two hundred and fifty of them will hatch³.

　　[03:53.70]把这些鸡蛋拿去给母鸡孵，一定能孵出二百五十只小鸡。

　　[03:57.48]I will feed these chickens,and make them fat,and I will take them to the market when chichens are dear.

　　[04:02.00]我会好好喂养，让它们长得肥肥的，等鸡肉价格正贵的时候我就把它们带到集市上卖了。

　　[04:06.52]I will sell them at the market,and with this money,I will buy a new dress.

　　[04:09.70]我要用卖得的钱买一条新裙子。

　　[04:12.89]In this dress,I will go to the fair.I shall look so fine that all the young men will ask me to marry them.

　　[04:17.16]穿上新裙子去赶庙会，我会显得非常漂亮迷人，所有的小伙子都会向我求婚。

　　[04:21.43]But I will toss⁴ my head,and refuse them all."As she said this,she really tossed⁵ her head.

　　[04:25.21]我呢，就摇摇头，一律拒绝。"说到这儿，农夫的女儿果真晃了晃脑袋。

　　[04:28.98]Down fell the pail,and the milk spilled all over the ground.That was the end of all her fine plans.

　　[04:33.31]桶掉了下来，牛奶洒了一地。她的一切美好计划就此了结。

　　[04:37.63]The moral of this story is:Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched⁶.

　　[04:41.16]这个故事告诫我们：小鸡未孵出，千万别点数。

　　[04:44.68]touch

　　[04:46.38]接触

　　[04:48.08]Greece

　　[04:49.95]希腊

　　[04:51.81]king

　　[04:53.17]国王

　　[04:54.53]Midas

　　[04:56.44]迈德斯

　　[04:58.34]gold

　　[04:59.47]金子

　　[05:00.59]world

　　[05:02.45]世界

　　[05:04.30]punish

　　[05:05.52]惩罚

　　[05:06.73]overjoyed

　　[05:08.19]非常高兴

　　[05:09.66]turn to

　　[05:11.90]变成

　　[05:14.15]delighted

　　[05:15.47]大喜

　　[05:16.79]rose

　　[05:18.50]玫瑰

　　[05:20.21]pick

　　[05:21.87]采摘

　　[05:23.53]happen

　　[05:24.94]发生

　　[05:26.35]milk

　　[05:28.50]牛奶

　　[05:30.66]immediately

　　[05:32.32]立刻

　　[05:33.98]piece

　　[05:35.33]块，片

　　[05:36.69]a piece of

　　[05:38.94]一块

　　[05:41.19]unhappy

　　[05:42.70]不快

　　[05:44.22]hungry

　　[05:45.43]饥饿的

　　[05:46.64]drink

　　[05:47.81]饮

　　[05:48.97]fond

　　[05:49.94]喜欢

　　[05:50.90]be fond of

　　[05:52.42]喜欢

　　[05:53.93]kiss

　　[05:55.54]吻

　　[05:57.15]tenderly

　　[05:58.75]深情地

　　[06:00.36]then and there

　　[06:02.46]当时当地

　　[06:04.56]statue

　　[06:06.13]塑像

　　[06:07.70]fill

　　[06:09.16]充满

　　[06:10.63]tear

　　[06:11.89]眼泪

　　[06:13.16]beg

　　[06:14.87]乞求

　　[06:16.58]pretty

　　[06:18.49]漂亮

　　[06:20.40]happiness

　　[06:22.30]快乐

　　[06:24.21]custom

　　[06:25.53]海关

　　[06:26.85]officer

　　[06:28.75]官员

　　[06:30.66]passport

　　[06:32.57]护照

　　[06:34.48]disembarkation

　　[06:35.95]上岸

　　[06:37.43]disembarkation card

　　[06:39.14]入境申报表

　　[06:40.85]form

　　[06:41.82]表格

　　[06:42.78]dutiable

　　[06:43.91]应纳税的

　　[06:45.03]liquor

　　[06:46.30]液

　　[06:47.56]carton

　　[06:49.27]箱

　　[06:50.98]cigarette

　　[06:52.15]香烟

　　[06:53.31]suitcase

　　[06:54.77]箱子

　　[06:56.24]container

　　[06:57.59]容器

　　[06:58.95]stomach

　　[07:00.47]胃

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 farmhouse   

n.农场住宅（尤指主要住房）

参考例句：

• We fell for the farmhouse as soon as we saw it.我们对那所农舍一见倾心。
• We put up for the night at a farmhouse.我们在一间农舍投宿了一夜。

3 hatch   

n.孵化，舱口；vt.孵，孵出，策划；vi. 孵化

参考例句：

• No one knows how the new plan will hatch out.谁也不知道这新方案将怎样制订出来。
• The bird mistook the pebble for egg and tried to hatch it.这只鸟错把卵石当蛋，想去孵它。

4 toss   

n./v.突然抬起，摇摆，扔

参考例句：

• Let's toss to see who pays it.让我们来掷钱币决定谁付账吧。
• The matter made him toss in the bed.那件事使他在床上翻来覆去。

5 tossed   

v.（轻轻或漫不经心地）扔( toss的过去式和过去分词 )；（使）摇荡；摇匀；（为…）掷硬币决定

参考例句：

• I tossed the book aside and got up. 我把书丢在一边，站了起来。
• He angrily tossed his tools and would work no longer. 他怒气冲冲地扔下工具不肯再干了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 hatched   

孵化( hatch的过去式和过去分词 )； 孵出，破壳而出； 秘密策划，（尤指）密谋； 使（小鸟、小鱼、小虫等）孵出

参考例句：

• Silkworms are fed mulberry leaves after they have hatched. 蚕孵出后食桑叶。
• Ten out of the set of twelve were hatched. 一窝十二个蛋孵出了十个。